EducationBachelor of Arts/Science, Cornell University; Master of Business Administration, Columbia University

Did you know

Smith is the first African-American to sign the Giving Pledge, a commitment to contribute the majority of his wealth to philanthropic causes.

He gave $20 million to the National Museum of African American History in 2016.

Net worth over time

$2.5B

Forbes 400 September 2015

$2.5B

Billionaires March 2016

$2.5B

Forbes 400 October 2016

$2.5B

Billionaires March 2017

$3.3B

Forbes 400 October 2017

$4.4B

Billionaires March 2018

$4.4B

Forbes 400 October 2018

We are only bound by the limits of our own conviction. We can transcend the script of a pre-defined story, and pave the way for the future that we design. We just need to tap that power, that conviction, that determination within us.